Test Bank For Theoretical Basis for Nursing
6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills Chapter 1 - 23 Complete
Test Bank For Theoretical Basis for Nursing
6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills Chapter 1 - 23 Complete
Test Bank For Theoretical Basis for Nursing
6th Edition by ...
1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of
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thefollowing supports defining nursing as a profession?
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A) Autonomy
B) Learned vocation IItI
C) Varied level of skill IItI IItI ItI
D) Career with varied knowledge IItI IItI IItI
2. How many levels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses?
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A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursing is classified as which type of science?
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A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the following would not be included?
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A) Purpose of human life IItI IItI IItI
B) Nature of being IItI IItI
C) Theory of knowledge ItI IItI
D) Scientific method IItI
5. When discussing the science and philosophy of a discipline, how would one define
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thetwo in relation to each other?
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A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy's definition includes which of the following? IItI IItI IItI IItI ItI IItI
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B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline IItI IItI IItI IItI IItI IItI IItI
C) Empirical way of gathering data IItI IItI IItI IItI
D) Grounded and tested in experience IItI IItI IItI IItI
, 7. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one is founded on
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thebelief that what is experienced is what exists and that experiences be verified
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through scientific methodology?
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A) Received view IItI
B) Human science ItI
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one
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centers on descriptions that are derived from collectively lived experiences,
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interrelatedness,human interpretation, and learned reality?
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A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
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9. When defining nursing philosophy, which of the following is appropriate?
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A) Refers to the belief system of the profession and provides perspectives for
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practice,scholarship, and research.
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B) The substantive, discipline-specific knowledge that focuses on
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thehuman-universe-health process.
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C) Refers to the system of relationship of human response in health and illness.
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10. When discussing the knowledge development in nursing science, the study of
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theory isreferred to as which of the following?
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A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. There are several defined ways of knowing. Which way of knowing is defined as
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“apriori knowledge that pertain to knowledge gained from thought alone?”
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A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
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